title: Quality of life in the surgical treatment of gynecomastia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gynecomastia has an incidence of up to 60% of adolescents, causing pain and self-image disorders for the patient, leading to emotional and physical problems that can be reversed with treatment. This prospective case control study assessed the surgical treatment of gynecomastia and its impact on quality of life.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-three patients aged 18-50 years and with 2-21 years of gynecomastia progression were included in the study. Adenectomy was performed. Preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively, patients completed the Brazilian version of the Short-Form 36 (SF-36) quality of life questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was improvement in the SF-36 domains of General Health, Functional Capacity, Social Aspects, Vitality, and Mental Health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Short-Form 36 questionnaire demonstrated that surgical treatment of gynecomastia afforded positive changes in quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina, Rua Botucatu 862, São Paulo, SP, 04023-062, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Augusto Santana
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Davanço
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabino Neto
authors.forename: Elvio Bueno
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Priscila Katsumi
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Juliana Perez Rodrigues
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Huijsmans
authors.forename: Lydia Masako
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D055815:Young Adult